You have built here a swing, not a stabilizer as the top and the bottom parts are not the same in terms of weight. What happens when you rapidly move it from left to right? I think you put too much weight on the bottom when the top and the pottom parts need to be perfeclty balanced. Cheers.
This is fine for featherweight cameras. However, for heavier than 1-2 pounds, you will need some sort of centering and balancing mechanism. If not, your rig will tilt, yaw and rotate by itself. The wooden "thing" on the original design seems to be the balancing gear.
Great start! I like the improvements you made on my PVC gimbal design. A couple of comments on your design and the video. (1) Your bottom weight is way too low...you want the unit to only be slightly bottom heavy. (2) The purpose of the long rod at the bottom of my stabilizer is to give good rotational inertia... this prevents the side to side wiggle. (3) Hold the stabilizer farther away from your body... it will let you take better advantage of your arm's natural dampening effect.
@yb2normal I haven't practiced much, I'm sure it takes a while to get down the technique. I've always thought a longer rod would mean slower more subtle bouncing (ratio of height above where your holding, compared to how long below). In other words, if the bottom moves an inch, and it's a 10:1 ratio, then the top should only move 1/10".
I don't ever see me ever needing one of these but it's awesome to see people build stuff like this. Thanks for posting the video. Awesome !!!
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You have built here a swing, not a stabilizer as the top and the bottom parts are not the same in terms of weight. What happens when you rapidly move it from left to right? I think you put too much weight on the bottom when the top and the pottom parts need to be perfeclty balanced. Cheers.
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endriolazaro 1 year ago
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It's the easy and ver cheap!
endriolazaro 1 year ago
Your drop time is way to fast.
Downfacingdog 1 year ago
You should add the weighted bar at the bottom because it's main stabilizer of this gimble. Otherwise it's so difficult to turn it.
xuavi 1 year ago
lol buy a steadycam.
1 you wont look like a retard
2 its a lot easier to use.
LuminatX 1 year ago
youwiko 1 year ago
This is fine for featherweight cameras. However, for heavier than 1-2 pounds, you will need some sort of centering and balancing mechanism. If not, your rig will tilt, yaw and rotate by itself. The wooden "thing" on the original design seems to be the balancing gear.
debroyfilms 1 year ago 2
@debroyfilms All my cameras are lightweight, but good to know
toyotaboyhatman 1 year ago
Great start! I like the improvements you made on my PVC gimbal design. A couple of comments on your design and the video. (1) Your bottom weight is way too low...you want the unit to only be slightly bottom heavy. (2) The purpose of the long rod at the bottom of my stabilizer is to give good rotational inertia... this prevents the side to side wiggle. (3) Hold the stabilizer farther away from your body... it will let you take better advantage of your arm's natural dampening effect.
yb2normal 2 years ago
@yb2normal I haven't practiced much, I'm sure it takes a while to get down the technique. I've always thought a longer rod would mean slower more subtle bouncing (ratio of height above where your holding, compared to how long below). In other words, if the bottom moves an inch, and it's a 10:1 ratio, then the top should only move 1/10".
toyotaboyhatman 1 year ago
@yb2normal Thanks for the tips! I made a glidecam inspired by your design. Cheers!
catascouts 1 year ago
@catascouts try to view my stabilizer, it's like a glidecam design.. all the gimbals are made of ball bearings.. the x,y,z axis..
DIYfilmaker 1 year ago
@DIYfilmaker Yup! That's awesome. Lower friction. Cheers!
catascouts 1 year ago